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Designer Joey Ruiter has recently created a new piece of urban architecture. Or at least, on the surface, it appears that way. The urban artwork sits as a canvas for graffiti, but, with the push of a button, the metallic cubic geometry lifts off of the ground, flips out a seat, and unveils a set of handlebars, transforming into a fully-functional motorcycle. "I wanted to create a piece that is museum-worthy that’s completely unnoticeable and so familiar, you’re just going to walk past it," Ruiter said about the piece on his website . Moreover, Ruiter said that he and his J.RUITER studio is all about "trying to push design to the point of not being there." Sean Joyner via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/3k24zbd

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, J.M. Kaplan Fund, and The Executive Leadership Council are collaborating on a $1 million pilot project that aims to develop conservation and preservation plans for Historically Black Colleges and Universities ( HBCU s). The so-called HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative is an outgrowth of the National Trust's  African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund , a $25 million initiative billed as "the largest preservation campaign ever undertaken on behalf of African American history."  Previously on Archinect: " As Historically Black Colleges and Universities shutter, America loses its history ."The remnants of Morristown College, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and shuttered in 1994. Image courtesy of Wikimedia user Bravidos. A statement published by the National Trust explains, "The historic b

Editors’ Choice 2020 Skyscraper Competition Chien-Hsun Chen, Tzu-Jung Chin Taiwan Path For The Cultivators Buddhismscraper is a skyscraper located above the crater. The crater has formed a lake after years of rainwater accumulation. The skyscraper is a Dzi bead building made of meteorite and Dzi created an ancient civilization. Dzi is a sacred relic worshipped by the Buddhists, and it is passed down from generation to generation as a relic for the Buddha. Buddhismscraper is a place of practice for Buddhists, it’s also a place of cultivating for Buddhists. Furthermore, learning and practice is an important course for Buddhists and hence this skyscraper is designed for cultivators to reach the highest level through trials and spiritual practice. Origin of Tibetan Dzi bead Tibetan dzi is an ore from the Himalayas in China. It has positive magnetic wave energy of the natural universe and can absorb the negative magnetic field in the human body. According to research from the Japa

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Ford Foundation, The JPB Foundation, J.M. Kaplan Fund, and The Executive Leadership Council are collaborating on a $1 million pilot project that aims to develop conservation and preservation plans for Historically Black Colleges and Universities ( HBCU s). The so-called HBCU Cultural Heritage Stewardship Initiative is an outgrowth of the National Trust's  African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund , a $25 million initiative billed as "the largest preservation campaign ever undertaken on behalf of African American history."  Previously on Archinect: " As Historically Black Colleges and Universities shutter, America loses its history ."The remnants of Morristown College, which is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and shuttered in 1994. Image courtesy of Wikimedia user Bravidos. A statement published by the National Trust explains, "The historic b

The coronavirus pandemic has forced the Olympics’s first postponement: Tokyo 2020, its name unchanged, will now take place in July 2021 if it takes place at all. Yet all around the Japanese capital is the legacy of another Olympics: the 1964 Summer Games, which crowned Tokyo’s 20-year transformation from a firebombed ruin to an ultramodern megalopolis. NYT art critic Jason Farago takes a look back at the now iconic architectural and visual design — and its transformative power — of the 1964 Olympic Summer Games in the Japanese capital, 19 years after WWII had ended. "Those first Tokyo Olympics served as a debutante ball for democratic, postwar Japan, which reintroduced itself to the world not only through sport but also through design," writes Farago. Alexander Walter via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/2XeSUMm

Eric Saarinen, the son of Eero Saarinen, is working on a new documentary highlighting the work of his grandfather, noted Finnish-American architect Eliel Saarinen.  The Detroit News reports that the documentary comes after Eric's work on a previous PBS special highlighting the legacy of his father, with whom he had an estranged and antagonistic relationship.  Eric tells The Detroit News that his work on the Eero 2016 documentary Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future  with director and producer Peter Rosen helped him come to terms and ultimately forgive his father for abandoning the family in the 1950s after having an affair with a reporter for The New York Times. The documentary highlighting the career and works of the elder Saarinen is currently under development, a release date has not been announced. Antonio Pacheco via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/2Xa16Ob

The (ALA) has named 13 libraries that were selected to receive a total of $1.3 million to develop their library entrepreneurship centers. Part of  Libraries Build Business, an initiative established by Google.org to enable libraries across the country to increase the number of business creators they serve from low-income and underrepresented backgrounds. The program aims to provide services to 15,000 people over the course of 18 months. " Libraries Build Business showcases libraries’ role as catalysts for equitable opportunity, just when it’s needed most," said ALA President Julius Jefferson in a statement . "In this time of economic hardship for many, the challenges are most acute for communities of color and people with low incomes. Even in a better economy, fewer than 30% of U.S. businesses were minority-owned. By expanding services such as business classes and workshops, mentorship opportunities, database and research expertise, co-working and makerspaces and sp

Donald Judd Spaces: Judd Foundation New York and Texas Judd Foundation (Editor) Prestel , March 2020 Hardcover | 9 x 12 inches | 416 pages | 350 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-3791359540 | $75.00 PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION : Filled with newly commissioned and previously unpublished archival photographs alongside five essays by the artist, this book provides an opportunity to explore Judd’s personal spaces, which are a crucial part of this revered artist’s oeuvre. From a 19th-century cast-iron building in Manhattan to an extensive ranch in the mountains of western Texas, this book details the interiors, exteriors, and lands surrounding the buildings that comprise Judd’s extant living and working spaces. Readers will discover how Judd developed the concept of permanent installation at Spring Street in NYC, with artworks, furniture, and decorative objects striking a balance between the building’s historic qualities and his own architectural innovations. His buildings in M

Architects: Showcase your next project through  Architizer  and sign up for our  inspirational newsletter . The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a handy guide to temporary street reconfigurations to facilitate safer and more efficient services and activities during the COVID–19 crisis. The document comprises a variety of 3D diagrams, each showing different ways that streets can be reprogrammed for different stages of the pandemic, including the expansion of pedestrian zones, safe outdoor dining, space for emergency services, and layouts for safe protest. “Adaptive use of streets can lead the global response and recovery to this crisis, keeping people safe and moving while holding cities together,” said Janette Sadik-Khan, Chair of the National Association of City Transportation Officials and Principal at Bloomberg Associates. The following 15 diagrams suggest just some of the ways in which streets can be utilized for different functions throughout

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles. Tip: use the handy FOLLOW feature to easily keep up-to-date with all your favorite Archinect profiles! Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Architect Sure! . ↑ Suzhou Swan Harbor Park in Suzhou, China by Lacime Architects ; Landscape: Shanghai Wendao Landscape Design; Photo: Schran Images & Pei Hao ↑ Big Barn in Glen Ellen, CA by Faulkner Architects ; Photo: Joe Fletcher ↑ Pearl Marzouq Complex in Ras, Kuwait by PAD10 Architects + Designers ; Photo: Sylvette Blaimont ↑ Hoke House in Portland, OR by Skylab Architecture (the firm was also featured in Archinect's Studio Snapshots series) ↑ Cruzen-Murray Academic Library, College of Idaho in Caldwell, ID by Richärd Kennedy Architects ; Associate Architect: McKibben + Coop

On nous a tous répété à maintes reprises que non seulement nous devrions garder nos masques faciaux, mais que nous devrions éviter de nous toucher le visage pour réduire les risques de contracter le COVID-19. Cependant, c’est plus facile à dire qu’à faire. Selon une organisation professionnelle, une personne moyenne se touche le visage 23 fois par heure. Il peut être difficile d’enrayer cette habitude, mais heureusement, il existe un nouveau type de masque facial qui peut vraiment aider tout en étant un bel accessoire de design. Le masque créé par Blocc est un écran facial élégant qui facilite grandement la tâche. Ben Kim, co-fondateur de Blocc, a eu l’idée de lancer ce projet après avoir pris connaissance d’une étude datant de 2015 qui montre que 44 % des touchers du visage impliquent des muqueuses qui peuvent provoquer des maladies si des germes se propagent dans la région. Plus que jamais, cette idée innovante résonne avec l’actualité en alliant santé publique et design.

Le studio de design PriestmanGoode , basé à Londres, a collaboré avec la société américaine Space Perspective pour créer un vaisseau spatial composé de deux parties appelé Neptune. Ce vaisseau futuriste est conçu pour offrir aux touristes fortunés une expérience hors du monde. Au cœur des conceptions de Neptune se trouve la volonté de nourrir l' »expérience humaine » en offrant des vues inspirantes. « Notre point de départ était l’expérience des passagers » , explique Nigel Goode, concepteur et co-fondateur de PriestmanGoode. « Nous avons examiné les différents éléments qui rendraient l’expérience non seulement mémorable, mais aussi vraiment confortable » . Une vision ambitieuse qui pourrait bien révolutionner notre manière d’envisager le tourisme ! , Costanza, via Fubiz Media https://bit.ly/3fhcnlK

President Donald Trump is pushing for congressional funding that would allow the General Services Administration ( GSA ) to undertake a long-delayed renovation and modernization plan for the White House West Wing.  Included in a recent legislative framework floated by Republican senators aimed at addressing the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 crisis is a request from the presidential administration for $377 million in funding for the project, AP News reports . The renovation, according to the report, has been in the works since at least the Obama administration and would represent the first modernization effort for the executive wing of the White House since 1933.  President Donald Trump in the Oval office. Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian . The West Wing administrative suite was built as an extension to the existing White House complex in 1904 by Charles McKim of McKim, Mead & White during the administration of Theodore Roosevelt. Over the years, major a

The standout projects of one of the world’s most significant architectural honors, The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture/Mies van der Rohe Award, are the subject of the new exhibition Europe's best Buildings which opened in Vienna, Austria today.  A spectacular transformation of three 1960s housing blocks in Bordeaux, France was selected last year as the main winner of the biennial award, and four other projects in Belgium, Spain, Germany, and Albania reached finalist spots .  The forty buildings shortlisted from 383 projects nominated  from 36 European nations — all projects are conversions of or additions to existing buildings — can now be inspected up-close until October 12th at the  Architekturzentrum Wien . Alexander Walter via Archinect - News https://bit.ly/33fvuuf